TE ATAMIRA is a multi-purpose, community arts and cultural space in the heart of the Whakatipu region of Aotearoa
New Zealand.


Te Atamira offers a wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, workshops, classes, performances, events and talks designed for everyone to be creative, every day.

We have 22 purpose-built spaces, including an art gallery, dance studios, performance spaces, a recording studio, music teaching and rehearsal rooms, a pottery studio, art workshop and a community project space.

Te Atamira, which means platform or stage in te reo Māori, strives to be a place for all to practice, produce, experience, participate in and be inspired by the arts.


BAILEE LOBB'S

In Bathing, Bask
considers how spaces can act as a supportive environment for stimming, sensory processing and soothing the nervous system.

WHAT’S ON

WHAT’S ON

Drop-in Sessions
,
Aug 31
-
Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Arts Social

Saturday Arts Social

FREE
Venue:
Te Atamira

Saturday Arts Social is a multi-arts programme and morning tea designed for our 65+ community. We gather every Saturday morning for a broad programme of events including concerts, art workshops, dance/movement classes and artist talks. Next event: Saturday 12 October, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Live Music
,
Sep 3
-
Dec 3, 2024
Community Sing

Community Sing

FREE
Venue:
TE ATAMIRA

Bring your voice and join us for Community Sing, on the first Tuesday of every month. No need to read music or sing in key – just come and experience the joy of singing, and singing with others. Next event: Tuesday 5 November, 7pm - 8pm

Workshops + Classes
,
Sep 10
-
Dec 10, 2024
Community Draw

Community Draw

FREE
Venue:
PUĀWAI

Join us with sketchbook and pencil in hand for Community Draw, on the second Tuesday of every month. No experience necessary - come along and embrace the joy of different approaches to drawing. Next event: Tuesday 8 October, 6:30 - 8pm

Dance
,
Sep 17
-
Nov 19, 2024
Community Dance

Community Dance

Free
Venue:
PUĀWAI

Calling all dance enthusiasts and rhythmic explorers, on the third Tuesday of every month! Join us for a dance class - open to all levels and ages, no RSVP required, just drop in and let's dance! Next event: Tuesday 15 October , 7pm - 8pm

Exhibition
,
Sep 19
-
Dec 6, 2024
Call For Entries: Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue

Call For Entries: Queenstown Arts Society - Lost in Hue

$20 submission fee | Viewing Free
Venue:
MANAAKI NUI

QAS is calling all artists to join the upcoming Lost in Hue QAS Members Exhibition! Don’t miss this chance to showcase your art this spring - submit today! Entries close 26th October 2024, 11pm. Exhibition opening: Thursday 31 October, 5pm - 7pm

Exhibition
,
Sep 25
-
Oct 24, 2024
Mīharo: Legends of our lands - our people, our places, our stories

Mīharo: Legends of our lands - our people, our places, our stories

Free
Venue:
MANAAKI NUI

Mīharo is proud to present an exhibition that celebrates the work of early childhood tamariki through to high school rangatahi based on the theme ‘Legends of our Lands, our people, our places, our stories.’ Open daily until 24 October.

Exhibition
,
Sep 28
-
Feb 9, 2025
Lyrics and Lines

Lyrics and Lines

Free
Venue:
WHAKAARI

Lyrics and Lines playfully explores creative mark making and asks us to consider different kinds of patterns in our lives and environment. Open daily until 9 February 2025.

Tamariki
,
Workshops + Classes
,
Oct 14
-
Dec 20, 2024
Afterschool Programme - Term 4

Afterschool Programme - Term 4

From $145 Per Term
Venue:
MAHI TAHI

Come along to our Afterschool Programme where we form a fun environment for creative learning for tamariki. Mondays - Drama and Theatre Sports | Tuesdays - Textile Threads | Wednesdays - Creative Clay | Thursdays - Mixed Media | From 3:30pm | Ages 5 - 12

Drop-in Sessions
,
Oct 29
-
Oct 29, 2024
Te Atamira Volunteer Info Night

Te Atamira Volunteer Info Night

Venue:
MANAAKI MAI

Are you passionate about the arts and looking for a way to give back to your community? Join Te Atamira’s vibrant team of volunteers! Learn about our Ambassador Programme and discover three exciting ways you can get involved. Tuesday 29 October, 6pm - 8pm

Live Music
,
Nov 8
-
Nov 8, 2024
Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson

Te Taiao with pianist Mark Wilson

$35 + Booking Fee
Venue:
PUĀWAI

An invitation to a musical and sensory experience: come and be re-energised by a different way of sensing the natural world. You will enter a soundscape of birdsong and live music, treasuring aromas, textures and vistas from the world around us. Friday 8 November, 7pm - 8pm

VISIT US

VISIT US

FACILITIES

OUR SPACES

RUA

TWO

Dance studios
WITH BARRE AND MIRROR, SPRUNG FLOORs

RUA

TWO

Performance spaces
WITH WOODEN FLOORS

TAHI

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Project Space

TAHI

ONE

Workshop / Teaching space

TAHI

ONE

Curated gallery
SHOWCASING LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS

ONO

SIX

Itinerant music rooms

ONO

SIX

Visual arts studios

TAHI

ONE

Recording studio

TAHI

ONE

Flexible / Youth space

WRITING

WRITING

19 September 2024
A fire that blackened the rocks

A fire that blackened the rocks

25 JULY 2024
Te Whare Pora: House of Learning

Te Whare Pora: House of Learning

7 February 2024
Īnakinaki - Wi Taepa and Kristin O'Sullivan Peren

Īnakinaki - Wi Taepa and Kristin O'Sullivan Peren

22 JANUARY 2024
rain is a dance of droplets - small holes in the silence

rain is a dance of droplets - small holes in the silence

5 OCTOBER 2023
A touch of AWE: Justine Cormack and Benjamin Baker

A touch of AWE: Justine Cormack and Benjamin Baker

16 OCTOBER 2023
A Migrant's Path: Abhi Chinniah

A Migrant's Path: Abhi Chinniah

22 JULY 2023
Art in Chaos: Marci Tackett

Art in Chaos: Marci Tackett

15 AUGUST 2023
In conversation with: Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

In conversation with: Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan

24 NOVEMBER 2023
Melissa Macleod: stones, soil, silt and bones

Melissa Macleod: stones, soil, silt and bones

1 OCTOBER 2023
Abhi Chinniah: Art That Lives Here

Abhi Chinniah: Art That Lives Here

5 May 2023
Stone Moves, an interview with Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux

Stone Moves, an interview with Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux

April 2023
Other frequencies: a response to Stone Moves

Other frequencies: a response to Stone Moves

9 March 2023
Exchange and the making of meaning: Cindy Huang

Exchange and the making of meaning: Cindy Huang

22 February 2023
Tread Carefully, Something Precious is Underfoot: Cindy Huang

Tread Carefully, Something Precious is Underfoot: Cindy Huang

18 January 2023
The Secret Poet: Shane Woolridge

The Secret Poet: Shane Woolridge

22 December 2022
Pushing the boundaries of science, art and activism: Mandy Barker

Pushing the boundaries of science, art and activism: Mandy Barker

11 September 2022
If you can cry, you can sing: Margaret O'Hanlon

If you can cry, you can sing: Margaret O'Hanlon

16 August 2022
Pressure, surface, tension: Kyla Cresswell, Emma Kitson and Kim Lowe

Pressure, surface, tension: Kyla Cresswell, Emma Kitson and Kim Lowe

22 July 2022
OPEN STUDIO: Kaiwhakairo Steve Solomon

OPEN STUDIO: Kaiwhakairo Steve Solomon

28 June 2022
Happy accidents: Jasmine Clark

Happy accidents: Jasmine Clark

9 May 2022
Ethics of respect, team work and creative thinking: Kay Turner

Ethics of respect, team work and creative thinking: Kay Turner

4 May 2022
Energy is my source: Sunny Sky

Energy is my source: Sunny Sky

2 May 2022
See emotions for the fleetingness of what they truly are: Anna Stuart

See emotions for the fleetingness of what they truly are: Anna Stuart

23 April 2022
Frameworks of care: Bailee Lobb

Frameworks of care: Bailee Lobb